US EditionWorld's smallest-known snake found under rocks in Barbados after nearly 20 years
BARBADOS, JUL 25 – The Barbados threadsnake, measuring just 4.1 inches, was found after a year-long search and was lost to science for 20 years, highlighting urgent conservation needs on the island.
- On Wednesday, Re:wild and Barbados' Ministry of Environment revealed that the Barbados threadsnake was found again during an ecological survey conducted in central Barbados in March.
- The rediscovery followed more than a year of searching by local authorities and conservationists, after no documented sightings since 2006 and nearly 20 years lost to science.
- During the survey, Connor Blades uncovered the tiny blind snake under a rock by a jack-in-the-box tree, examined it under a microscope, and then released it back to the forest.
- Blades described the snake as 'very cryptic,' while Justin Springer called the rediscovery 'so exciting' and said it shows something important remains in the ecosystem.
- Scientists hope this finding encourages ongoing conservation efforts in Barbados, where the threadsnake could help promote habitat protection amid severe deforestation challenges.
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An adult Barbados snake is only eight centimetres long. 20 year no specimen of it had been sighted.
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The smallest snake in the world has been rediscovered on the Caribbean island of Barbados. For 20 years, researchers had searched for the reptile that had already been believed to be extinct – in March 2025, environmentalists discovered a specimen of the Barbados snake under a stone, as was known on Saturday. An adult Barbados snake is only eight to ten centimetres long and can easily be confused with a earthworm. Thus, the snake listening to th…
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